Lantern



Dec. 21 1926.

. I 1,611,226 H. B. PATCHE LANTERN Filed April 16, 1926 $2 1 2 l I 3 3 v 6' I 0 o o a o I /0 8 l I 2 l I g i i 0 o O ,2 I i i {j n u n 5'11 INVENTOR.

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Patented Dec. 21, 1.926.

carr es mm HENRY B. IPATCHE, or KANSAS cIrY, MIssoUnI, Ass'renon TOGENESYELECTRIC LANTERN COMPANY, or nAwLINs; WYOMING, nconroan'rron 0F WYOMING.

LANTERN.

My invention relates to improvements in lanterns. It relates particularly to lanterns of the type having a casing adapted to contain abattery for operating an electric lamp.

One of the objects of my inventionis to provide a lantern of the kind described with a novel handle mechanism arranged to permit a handle to be moved to and held in eithera raised operative position or lowered to a compact position. A further object of my invention is to provide novel yielding means for retaining the handle in the elevatedposition. V A further object of my invention is to provide a handle mechanism of the kind described, which is simple, cheap to make, durable, strong, not liable to get out of order, and which is easy to operate.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed. In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of my invention, Y

Fig. 1 is a side elevation ofa lantern provided with my improvement. 1

Fig.2 is another side elevation of the same,

partly broken away.

Fig. 3 1s a top view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line of Fig. 2. e a f Fig. 5 is a section on the'line, 5-5 of Fig. 2. j

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

1 designates the cyli 'dricalhollow body of a lantern casing adapted to contain a bat tery, not shown, and provided at diametrically opposite sides respectively with two ears 2, which at theircupper ends are respectively guiding provided with two vertical tubular portions 3 in which are respectivelyslidably fitted the two arms 1 of an inverted U'shaped handle 5. The lowerendsof said arms 4 are respectively screwv threaded and have fitted thereon two nuts 6, which form heads adapted to be respectively engaged at their lower ends by two springs 7,'which maybe a two fiat resilient plates respectively fastened by rivets 8 to raised portions 9, with'which the ears 2 are respectively provided. The

upper ends of said-springs 7 are respectively provided twp (V shaped. portionslO,

and arranged to releasably hold said arms which respectively bear against the l inner.

sides of the arms 40f the handle, and which, when'the handle 5 is pulled from the'lowermost position, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to the uppermost position, shown in' solid' line's in "Figs. 1 and 2, respectivelyengage the lower ends of the nuts 6, thereby releasably holding the arms in their uppermost posltions.

When the lantern is not to. be used, the handle 5 is forced downwardly to the lowermostposition, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the friction exerted by the springs 77 against the arms. preventing the latter from accidentally moving to the operative position in case the lantern is overturned.

The nuts 6, striking'against the lower ends of the tubular portions 3,'limit the upward movement of the arms 4.

r I do not limit my invention to the. structure shown and described, as modifications,

within the scope of the appended claims, may 7 be made without departing from the, spirit provided respectively with vertical tubular shaped handle the.

portions, an inverted U arms of which are vertically slidable in said tubular portions, and springs fastened to said ears and sli'dably engaging said arms,

in their uppermost positions. i

2. Ina lantern, a casing having two diametrically opposite ears provided respectively with vertical tubular portions, an inverted U shaped handlethe lower ends of the arms of which are provided with heads, said arms being vertically slidable in said tubular. por- ATE.N91 'OEFFICEQT tions, and springss'ecured to said ears. and

disposed in the path of and bearing against said arms, said heads in their uppermost positions'engaging the lower ends of said tuhu- ,lar portions, and in said positions being engaged and held in their uppermost positions by said springs. V p

3. In a lantern, a casing having two dia-, metrically opposite ears the upper end of each of which is formed into a vertical cylinder, and each ear below said cylinder having a raised portion,

an inverted U shapedhandle I I having its two arms respectively slidably fitted in said cylinders, the lower ends of said arms being threaded and having fitted thereon two nuts of greater diameter than said arms and adapted to strike against the lower ends of said Cylinders to limit the upward movement of said arms and springs fastened to said raised portions of said ears and bearing against said arms and adapted to engage the lower ends of said nuts to hold said arms from moving downwardlyirom their upper-- most positions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. 1

HENRY B. PATCHE, 

